📍 631 Post Oak Rd, Fairfield, Freestone County, 75840
Fairfield H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fairfield, Freestone County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sonya Gibson. It is part of the Fairfield Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairfield H S enrolls 489 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 489 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairfield H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 5, state house district 8.
Fairfield H S is one of 4 schools in FAIRFIELD ISD, based in FAIRFIELD, Texas. The district serves 1,602 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Fairfield H S is larger than the district average of about 401 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote